This report presents statistics on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) using key performance indicators. Of those who were invited to participate in the NBCSP between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015, 39% undertook screening. For those screened in 2015, 8% had a positive result warranting further assessment. One in 29 participants who underwent a follow-up diagnostic assessment was diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer.

ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-76054-131-6

Cat. no: CAN 103

Pages: 100

Findings from this report:

The median time from positive screening test result to diagnostic assessment was 53 days

Of the 2.6 million people invited between January 2014 and December 2015, 39% participated in the program

For participants who had a diagnostic assessment in 2015, 1 in 29 were diagnosed with a confirmed or suspected cancer

For participants who had a diagnostic assessment in 2015, 1 in 8 were diagnosed with an adenoma